Gandhinagar: A district and sessions court here has today in its verdict considered Asaram Bapu guilty of rape. Asaram Bapu is facing up to 10 years of imprisonment. The court will declare the quantum of punishment in this case on 31st January post 11.00 am. Asaram has been convicted under IPC sections 376(2)C, 377, 342, 357, and 506. A woman from Surat registered a case against Asaram Bapu in the year 2013 for alleged rape in the year 2001. 55 witnesses had appeared before the court in this case. Out of a total of 7 accused, all 6 barring Asaram Bapu are acquitted in this case due to benefit of the doubt. Among the other 6 accused were Asaram Bapu’s wife and daughter and Mahila Ashram’s administrator. Asaram Bapu is presently in Jodhpur prison for another case of rape. He was produced before the court in Gandhinagar via video conferencing. Asaram’s lawyer told media persons that the verdict will be challenged in the High Court after studying the lower court judgment. Asaram’s son, Narayan Sai, has been convicted to life imprisonment by a Surat court for raping the complainant’s sister. DeshGujarat